Northern Arizona Audubon Society

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Northern Arizona Audubon Society (NAAS) is a fully accredited chapter within The National Audubon Society. We are based among the scenic red rock canyons of Sedona and the lofty peaks of Flagstaff. Our birding world ranges from the Verde Valley to the Grand Canyon and beyond to the Utah border. We offer member meetings with guest speakers from September to May. Fieldtrips are led by our volunteers year round. Conservation work below the rim is a winter activity, while the pleasant Flagstaff summers encourage outdoor work during June-September.

Everything in the Verde Valley is within a hour's easy drive. The Valley has such a wide variety of habitats ranging from riparian to high desert to pine forests that a short drive takes me to any world I wish to visit with no preparation. Like almost any Southwestern Desert, you just add water and watch. In bird talk, I can move from Steller's Jay to Cactus Wrens between breakfast and lunch.

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Come join us as we visit our many birding hot spots. Many sites are handicap accessible and all of them are easily experienced by anyone in average health. I am 72 years old and there are not any birding sites that I cannot walk completely. Recently I walked a 35 acre preserve along the Verde River and recorded 37 bird species in just a few hours. Our Northern Arizona Audubon Chapter provides numerous bird walks to explore these hot spots. An updated species list is available at the entrance.

Accomplishments

NAAS has three formalized wildlife preserves all of which have been developed in partnership with various governmental entities and which are actively managed under the direct supervision of appointed NAAS stewards. These three sites are Picture Canyon at Flagstaff, Sedona Wetlands and Bubbling Ponds Page Springs Fish Hatchery. All of these are easily accessible and public use for education as well as for recreational birding is encouraged.

NAAS participates in many regional events such as the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival, the Sedona Hummingbird Festival, the Outdoor Arizona Scitech Festival and the Flagstaff Science in the Park. We maintain a high profile in the Sedona Verde Valley.

NAAS has general meetings each month in Sedona and Flagstaff and these feature various speakers on topics as far reaching as Dragonfly ecology and water issues of the Verde River watershed. We also publish a printed newsletter, the Black hawk Watch and we have a full feature website at http://www.northernarizonaaudubon.org/

We also offer many guided bird walks in the Sedona Verde Valley and Flagstaff areas. Additionally, NAAS publishes two books to direct you to birding hot spots in Northern Arizona.

How to Support

NAAS is always finding ways to enhance our sanctuary programs and we accept donations. You can support our work on-line here: Donate